## Q75 key (Operations Analyst Overtime)

1. Noah performs office work related to operations, but Transit Grove cannot prove independent judgment on matters of significance. He applies a 42-page matrix, acts within preset limits, and escalates deviations; operational importance does not replace discretion. The administrative exemption fails. Missed: salary, title, and network impact are treated as the duties test.
2. The HR warning and vice president's deliberate budget response establish knowing or reckless disregard. The three-year period applies, capturing all 120 weeks. Good-faith liquidated-damages relief also fails. Missed: 16 early weeks and the damages multiplier are lost.
3. Regular rate is $1,200 divided by 40, or $30 per hour. Overtime rate is $45. Missed: salary is spread across all hours or only the half-time premium is paid contrary to the supplied agreement.
4. First 80 weeks: 10 overtime hours per week times $45 times 80 equals $36,000. Final 40 weeks: 6 overtime hours times $45 times 40 equals $10,800. Total unpaid overtime is $46,800. Missed: hours or periods are blended into an unverifiable estimate.
5. Liquidated damages equal $46,800, producing total wage recovery of $93,600 before attorney fees and costs. Missed: the client demands only back wages or double-multiplies the total.
6. Demand $93,600 plus statutory fees and costs, attach the duties record and HR email, and prepare for early summary judgment or settlement on exemption and willfulness. Missed: Noah bargains from a two-year, single-damages figure the documents defeat.